Choral Evensong - 30/11/2008

From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge. Advent Prose: Rorate Coeli (Byrd) Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel) Bidding Prayer Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Ord) I: The Message of Advent Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai First Lesson: Isaiah 11, vv1-5 Anthem: A New Song (MacMillan) Second Lesson: I Thessalonians 5, vv1-11 Anthem: Advent Calendar (Beattie) II: The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse and O Clavis David Anthem: I am the day (Dove) Third Lesson: Micah 4, vv1-4 Anthem: How beautiful upon the mountains (Stainer) Fourth Lesson: Luke 4, vv14-21 Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus) III: The Prophetic Call Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex gentium Carol: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Gardner) Fifth Lesson: Malachi 3, vv1-7 Anthem: The last and greatest herald (McCabe) Sixth Lesson: Matthew 3, vv1-11 Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (Winchester New) IV: The Christ-Bearer Sentence and Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Carol: As Dew in Aprylle (Warlock) Seventh Lesson: Luke 1, vv39-49 Carol: A Spotless Rose (Howells) Magnificat: Stanford in A Eighth Lesson: John 3, vv1-8 Sentence and Christmas Collect Carol: Alleluya! A new work is come on hand (Peter Wishart) Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley) College Prayer and Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 (Bach) Senior organ student: Timothy Ravalde Director of music: Andrew Nethsingha.